Can I make a cake with finely ground coffee instead of cocoa powder?
I used all my cocoa powder. Will it taste good if I use coffee instead? If anyone has done this before, please share your experiences and hints.
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Coffee cake is good, but it's better to start from a recipe for coffee cake than try to adapt a chocolate cake. Cocoa powder brings an appreciable amount of fat and bulk to the recipe.
You need to be very careful about terminology. Coffee powder in many places refers to powdered instant (soluble) coffee, which isn't the best coffee drink but is very suiatable as a flvouring. It should be dissolved in liquid before adding tot he cake mix (following the recipe). I have seen coffee powder used to refer to finely ground coffee beans. It's not unknown to add these to food, but it's not common. We discussed this recently.
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Yes you can. But dont expect it to be a chocolate cake. Also the quantity of coffee must be 1/6 th the amount of cocoa powder you would have used for chocolate cake. Otherwise your cake will definitely turn bitter.Can we use instant coffee instead of cocoa powder in cake?
You are able to. It won't taste like a chocolate cake, though. the amount you would have used for chocolate cake since only 1/3 of it would be coffee.Can you use ground coffee in a cake?
Happily, spent coffee grounds still pack a punch\u2014more than enough to lend their roasty goodness to dishes savory and sweet. They can be put to work in everything from rubs for meat to sweet treats like cakes and ice cream. In fact, you can swap in spent grounds for just about any recipe that calls for ground coffee.What can I use instead of cocoa powder in cake?
The best and easiest thing to use in place of cocoa powder is unsweetened chocolate. For every 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder required, use 1 ounce of unsweetened chocolate. The chocolate should be melted before being added to the recipe.Can you use ground coffee in chocolate cake?
Coffee simply enhances the flavor of chocolate. In this cake, it deepens that rich, chocolatey flavor. If you are really opposed to using coffee, you can swap it out for water.More answers regarding can I make a cake with finely ground coffee instead of cocoa powder?
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Yes you can.But dont expect it to be a chocolate cake.
Also the quantity of coffee must be 1/6 th the amount of cocoa powder you would have used for chocolate cake.
Otherwise your cake will definitely turn bitter.
Cocoa and Coffee are altogether different material. These are not substitutes. You can try with cocoa powder, Coffee powder(try with instant ) and mix cocoa powder and coffee. You will get three different flavor profile.
Hope that helps :)
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Potentially, but using ground coffee as an ingredient often doesn't work that well as it can add a gritty texture and excessive bitterness.
Bear in in mind that when you make coffee to drink the process generally involves a carefully controlled brewing time and separating the ground from the liquor and even if you make 'cowboy coffee' you avoid drinking the grounds.
Instant coffee is better direct substitute for cocoa powder or alternatively you can brew some coffee and add it as a liquid ingredient, although this may require adjusting the recipe a bit so you don't end up with too much liquid in the mixture.
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